Most cops have been with a small group friends, perhaps had a beer or two and suggested clever ways to help with population control. You may have made some silly remarks about dispatching criminals like mad dogs and such to a girlfriend. Of course most copper’s relationships with women were not made in heaven and far too many of us have left a few scorned women along the way. (For some reason this only seems to happen with male LEO’s) Then one day you are in a life-threatening situation, shots are fired and the facts become a swearing contest in some courtroom. That after some prosecutor yields to relentless demands that you be charged with a crime. You find yourself fighting for your life again, this time in a defendant's chair. You may find yourself outnumbered in court because the jerk you shot has a dozen family members or “BOYZ FROM THE HOOD” that will lie under oath and say they saw you murder that suspect. Your lawyer will soon hand you witness lists filed by the prosec...

There’s an article in the L.A. Times this morning that provides details from the San Bernardino County sheriff's report of the January 29 shooting of a vacationing Air Force Security policeman by Deputy Ivory J. Webb Jr. Statements attributed to Webb are in direct conflict with what the video seems to show. I don’t think anyone involved in a violent chase and shooting is capable of accurately describing such a traumatic event immediately afterwards. Every American except cops have a right not to make statements involving the circumstances of a police investigation under the Fifth Amendment protection against forced self-incrimination. Cops have a special requirement to cooperate in such investigations or lose their jobs. It would have been a lot better for Webb if he were allowed to get nights sleep and consult with an attorney and have him present during such cooperation or not cooperate at all like any other citizen. This case is going to hinge on intent and Deputy Webb’s state...

No I don’t know the story connected with the video below. This obviously did not happen in the USA. This young man thought he could do what I’m sure he’s seen others do in the movies. Don’t believe a man can fly like superman. Fleeing from police is a really bad idea sometimes. The cell on the right looks like a better place to be than what this mope chose. Enjoy the video!

Robert F. Kennedy's convicted assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, comes up for parole again this week. He’s been in a cage since 1968. Can you imagine a parole happening in a state where the Governor is married into the Kennedy family? Even if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is taken out of the chain because of the obvious conflict our assassin won’t be making traveling plans any time this century. If the Liberal Robert F. Kennedy was contacted wherever he is he’d surely agree to let Sirhan Sirhan out of the jug.

So you think because you carry and know how to use a gun that you will be able to protect yourself from a knife or cutting instrument attack with ease? For those people that think guns are more dangerous than knives, think again. More than 60% of all people shot with firearms even multiple times survive the attack. Cutting and stabbing victims don’t do nearly as well. Bullet wounds self-seal because of the elastic nature of human tissue. Knife cuts lay open and bleed profusely as the veins and arteries are opened wide. Then there are those laughably ignorant people (too many are politicians) who want cops or civilians confronted by knife wielding criminals to either shoot the knife out of someone’s hand or just shoot to wound. You’re about to see that such an effort will get you killed. Watch this video and you will see the knife can easily beat a gun in any contest.

The late Ann Leybourne Biebel, seen here was a fine example of an officer that did great work in both uniforms. I admit I had a difficult time adjusting to this petite and feminine woman’s change to wearing pants, and replacing her cute little beret with the O.W. Wilson, checkerboard hat. There was a time when men were men and women were women. That’s all changed now and I was sorry to see that concept go away. Women were belatedly integrated with men for regular police work. I have no problem with this other than for too many women a loss of their femininity. Women have proven themselves up to the task for the most part. Not all female officers are in patrol. Many work desk duties, or are involved with academy training. These gals don’t need to cross-dress as men to perform their duties like what’s required in patrol. I say it’s time to bring back those policewomen uniforms for those ladies who are assigned to wear uniforms outside of patrol. Roseanne Fitzgerald, Cindy Kane, Sue Luth...

I’m blessed to have a wonderful voice coach. She’s the world-class soprano and Emmy Award winning, Sue Ann Pinner . Sue Ann enjoys cop themed films and told me that 16 Blocks is a must see film. I wisely took Sue Ann’s advice. I’m not sure how it happens but I never saw a Bruce Willis film I didn’t like. Willis nearly always plays the unlikely hero of a heavy action film with an improbable script that he somehow makes believable. Willis predictably didn’t disappoint me. The film also stars two fine actors, Mos Def, and David Morse. I have to confess as a SAG actor, I’d die and go to heaven for a part in any Willis film. (Hey Bruce! Did you hear that!) Willis plays aging and alcoholic cop who gets assigned the task of escorting a motor-mouth witness (Def) from a jail cell to a Grand Jury. The witness turns out to be involved in a nasty corruption case and nearly everyone wants him (the witness) dead. It’s a long 16 blocks to the courthouse. I give 16 Blocks 16 thumbs up! See the trailer...

There’s been some recent controversy about cops working as private investigators. All because a couple of cops were giving criminal history and motor vehicle information to a disgraced former Hollywood private investigator, and convicted felon, Anthony Pellicano. I argue that most of the National Crime Information Center’s records should be made public and placed on the Internet for all to see. Certainly the records involving the criminal conviction and stolen property databases can be opened. The truth here is politicians and bureaucrats that make the NCIC policy and I have never agreed on much of anything. They’ve managed to maintain a secret government just like the old Soviet Union’s KGB. It’s an expensive pain in the butt but we private eyes can still get subpoenas to get the NCIC protected information. The silly “ Maxwell Smart ” NCIC policy opens the door to corruption as some clerks, data processors and law enforcement personnel have turned the policy into a cottage industry. ...

A new trial is on the horizon for Dr. Jeffrey McDonald. I never believed for a moment that the physician, Army Green Beret, husband and father, Jeffrey McDonald killed his wife and two daughters back in 1970. Dr. McDonald did everything right in his life to achieve his wonderful success as an Army surgeon. Murder just does not fit into that picture. The suggestion that Dr. McDonald strayed from his marriage as all too many young men do, caused him to murder his 26 year-old wife and daughters, ages six and two is beyond weak. There never was a motive presented that made sense. The case was re-opened years later after Army investigators suspended it for lack of evidence or a tangible suspect. The catalyst for re-opening the case was McDonald's now deceased father-in-law. He went from supporting McDonald to condemning him to every politician, reporter or bureaucrat that he could get to listen. There is now word of new DNA evidence that gives doubt of McDonald's guilt. You'd ne...

I came across this video that demonstrates a humane method of self-defense for women. This technique came to Crimefile from a progressive thinking Salt Lake City, Utah Company. I especially recommend this method for women who live in cities with out-of-control crime like Washington, DC. New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Sit back and learn from this short video… Scroll down a bit and press the play button I know the screen is black…

I’m not a fan of video games but I really like this one despite the fact it promotes those vile handgun magazines that hold more than ten rounds. Enjoy! http://www.sizor.com/flash/binladen.htm

A friend e-mailed me this TV news story and I thought it deserved some attention on my blog. This came from Miami-Fort Lauderdale’s CBS4. It’s a typical “sweeps story” designed to boost their February ratings. I’ve seen this same story done in other TV markets and it always seems to yield the same results. The deal is they send in some junior producer with the sneaky-cam into a police station and have him ask for a form to make a beef against a cop. Most departments simply ask what happened and forward the preliminary information to internal affairs. For these stories the producers act squirrelly and I’m sure the officers notice suspicious bulges in the producer’s clothing from the hidden camera equipment. The truth is people with real complaints against officers are seldom afraid to complain and answer any and all questions put to them. This behavior by the producer would not seem right to any experienced officer for someone with a complaint. The asking for a form is truly bogus since...